Browns' PJ Walker leads controversial game-winning drive to defeat Colts on the road

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In thrilling back-and-forth bout, P.J. Walker led the Cleveland Browns to a game-winning drive over the Indianapolis Colts, 39-38, to win their second game in a row. 

The game-winning drive didn’t come without some controversy, though. 

After the Browns forced a three-and-out on the Colts, they had just over two minutes left to play to drive downfield for the win. On 3rd-and-10, quarterback Walker, who had taken over for Deshaun Watson after he got injured in the first half, took a big hit but delivered a perfect pass to Elijah Moore for 30 yards to get to midfield.

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Kareem Hunt #27 of the Cleveland Browns runs with the ball against the Indianapolis Colts during the third quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 22, 2023, in Indianapolis. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

The Browns continued to push downfield, but they found themselves with a 3rd-and-4 on Indianapolis’s 13-yard line. Walker was strip-sacked by E.J. Speed and the Colts recovered the ball. However, a flag was thrown for illegal contact by Darrell Baker Jr., which bailed Cleveland out. 

Now, the team was 1st-and-goal from the 8-yard line when another flag was thrown. This time it was defensive pass interference on Baker. But the Colts were livid with the call because Walker had thrown the ball way over Donovan Peoples-Jones’ head, and they believed the uncatchable ball should negate the call.

Instead, the referees said otherwise, and the Browns had a golden opportunity with 33 seconds left and the ball on the 1-yard line. But the Colts dug deep and forced three straight incompletions from Walker, making it 4th-and-goal on